Emergency pericardial drainage without aortic repair for type A intramural haematoma complicated by cardiac tamponade.
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DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivab014
Abstract: From April 2011 to March 2020, 87 patients with type A intramural haematoma and acute aortic dissection with thrombosed false lumen of the ascending aorta were treated at Kitasato University Hospital. The initial watch-and-wait strategy… read more here.
Keywords: aortic repair; type intramural; emergency; intramural haematoma ... See more keywords
Aortic wrapping is life-saving in high-risk acute aortic dissection and intramural haematoma
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DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivac254
Abstract: Abstract Aortic wrapping is a controversial repair in patients presenting with acute type A aortic dissection or intramural haematoma, but this method may be a potential alternative to medical treatment or conventional repair in patients… read more here.
Keywords: aortic wrapping; dissection intramural; aortic dissection; high risk ... See more keywords
Spinal cord infarction resulting from intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254173
Abstract: We present the case of a female patient in her 60s with multiple medical comorbidities who presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset tearing chest, back and abdominal pain in the setting of a hypertensive… read more here.
Keywords: intramural haematoma; haematoma; cord infarction; spinal cord ... See more keywords